Islamic fundamentalist group
After the war, the Taliban cleared Afghanistan of poppy and other illicit drugs. But with poppy now banned, the farmers who once supported them feel betrayed, and the regime struggles to govern without the money it provided
Students say closures nursing and midwifery schools will worsen women’s healthcare
The best way to stay sane this week is, as Marcus Aurelius recommended, to extend more generosity to other people’s crazy
Women are prohibited from speaking in public or showing their faces outside their home
Women and girls are now forbidden even from calling out for a taxi, and they feel abandoned by the outside world
Qareeb Urrahman came to Ireland from Afghanistan in 2021
What kind of global mindset allows preposterous, insecure leaders in Sudan, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan, Russia and elsewhere to cock their legs on their own populations and the wider world?
Taliban’s first formal legislation since returning to power three years ago covers every aspect of Afghan life
It’s been a particularly dark time for Afghan media with more than 80 per cent of women journalists stopping work by the end of last year
To mark three years since the Islamist group regained control of Afghanistan, women who have fled the country are highlighting the continued oppression and violence against women
Figures just ‘the tip of the iceberg’, new data suggests
The Afghan Admission Programme allows Afghan nationals residing in Ireland since before September 1st, 2021, to apply for residency on behalf of up to four close family members. As of July this year, the programme has benefitted 896 individuals
Despite three years of severe restrictions on women, education activists remain dedicated to providing covert educational opportunities for girls across the country
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
‘Silent diplomacy will only embolden the Taliban’, says Dublin-based Afghan journalist and film-maker
Mistakes in dealing with terrorism in Northern Ireland are being repeated elsewhere, argues Prof Richard English in a new book
Analysts say Isis-K — a group blamed for the recent Moscow concert hall attack — gained strength after the US withdrawal
Many countries, including Ireland, advise against travel to the impoverished region
The Taliban say the restrictions are justified by their conservative interpretation of Islamic law. Unicef, the UN children’s fund, estimates the ban has affected more than 1mn girls
Cultivation in Afghanistan dropped 95% after ban by Taliban in 2022
Order to expand border facilities could double flow of migrants being forced to return to Taliban-ruled neighbour
Deadline passes for undocumented immigrants to leave Pakistan
Islamabad’s threat has torn families apart and pushed even Afghans with valid papers to leave
Disaster follows a series of deadly quakes over the weekend which left more than 2,000 dead and entire villages flattened
At least 2,400 dead and 2,000 injured following powerful quakes, says Taliban government, with chances of finding survivors diminished
Aftershocks continue to shake affected areas, forcing people out of their homes, say officials
Country’s ministry of disasters reports 1,320 houses damaged or destroyed after 6.3 magnitude quake
Pakistani Taliban distance themselves from attack as those responsible yet to come forward
Conservative MP made comments praising the Taliban after a visit to Afghanistan in July
From Afghanistan to South Sudan and Nairobi, the practical and dauntless Mary Ellen McGrogarty of the World Food Programme focuses on respecting the dignity and individuality of people in desperate need
AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT/WFP (TV, PIX):UN food agency cuts rations to 2 million Afghans as funds dry up
New to the Parish: Manizha Khan came to Ireland from Afghanistan in 2021
Widows and divorcees among hardest-hit by strict restrictions
Róisín Ingle: The weight on my daughters’ schoolbooks has nothing on the burden placed on women and girls in Afghanistan
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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